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of Jamaica), of Lord Bute, Hill, and Caley (the latter had spent seven 

 years in New Holland); of Cavanilles, Clarke (who had accompanied 

 Cripps); Durandes, Forster, Flinders, Forsyth, Fraser, Gouan, Hamil- 

 ton (formerly known upder the name of Buchanan), Hawkins, and 

 Sib thorp e ; Hibbert, Hudson, Jack, Captain King, Governor King ; 

 a Japanese herbarium (considered as very valuable) ; the plants of 

 Martin (the well known prize, from which Rudge described his Flora 

 Gui/anensis) ; of Masson, Arch. Menzies, of JNfuttall (from the Mis- 

 souri) ; Pallasj Governor Philipps, Ponthieu's plants from Jamaica; 

 the museum of the Duchess of Portland, Pursh's herbarium, Raffles's, 

 Richardson's (who was with Franklin), Lieut. Roes (Ross's?), Rox- 

 burgh's, Ruiz', and Pavon's (CountLambert paid 1 500/. for the latter); 

 Sabine's, Seaforth's (from Barbadoes), Sello's, Sieber's, Staunton's, 

 White's (from New South Wales), Wilkins's, Wiles's, &c. &c. If the 

 number of these collections surprises us, the magnificence and variety 

 of the specimens, and the care with which they are preserved, — some 

 mider glass, as many of the Arundhacece ; some in pasteboard boxes, 

 others in mahogany cases; while entire branches of several species 



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perfect as when growing in the stove, — must excite our still greater 

 admiration. The Cinchonas, which are among the grandest of Lam- 

 bert's favourite tribes, fill three parcels, each probably containing two 

 hundred specimens. This truly noble Count, — who is to England 

 what Count Sternberg is to Bohemia, Count Hoffmannsegg to Saxony, 

 and Baron Be Lessert to France, — is still by no means among the 

 number of those English Lords *' quihus Pactolus fuit :" but with 

 his well employed thousands he has done more for science, and con- 

 sequently been more useful to mankind, than many with their hun- 

 dreds of thousands. His name will therefore live in the annals of 

 improvement, and for centuries and centuries be held in grateful 

 remembrance. 



Whilst we were employed in viewing Count Lambert's treasures, a 

 little man dressed in black entered the apartment ; and he cast a 

 glance full of sorrow and indignation upon some packages which 

 belonged to the herbarium of Ruiz and Pavon. This look attracted 



